Laura Saetveit Miles
Biographic Data
| ID | 5842406 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Saetveit Miles |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura Saetveit |
| FAMILY NAME | Miles |
| SIGNATURE | MILES L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nortura (Norway) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8998-5250 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Where Now with Medieval Women Authors? Feminism for the Next Fifty Years
Women and Medieval Literary Culture
Focusing on England but covering a wide range of European and global traditions and influences, this authoritative volume examines the central role of medieval women in the production and circulation of books and considers their representation in medieval literary texts, as authors, readers and subjects, assessing how these change over time. Engaging with Latin, French, German, Welsh and Gaelic literary culture, it places British writing in wider…
“Writing-to the moment”
Richard Methley (d. 1527/8), a Carthusian monk in the north of England, wrote a series of mystical treatises in Latin that have received minimal attention from modern scholars. For that reason it has gone unnoticed that in his diary-like work Refectorium salutis (The Refectory of Salvation) Methley employs a quite unusual narrative strategy: he writes down his visionary experiences as they are happening, giving an immediacy to his text that the B…
Updating the Gender Recognition Act
A government review of transgender rights and subsequent proposals to amend legislation has generated debates about transgender people’s rights and women’s rights that raise fundamental questions about transphobia and sex, gender, and gender identity. These have implications for social workers and service users
The Origins and Development of the Virgin Mary's Book at the Annunciation
After the Crucifixion, the Annunciation may be the most frequently portrayed scene in premodern art of the West. In nearly every representation the Virgin Mary is shown with a book as she greets the angel Gabriel. No matter where the artist has situated her—on a blank background, on a throne, in a bedroom, in a living room, in a chapel, in a church, on a portico—Mary's book is nearby. It rests in her lap or on a lectern, held open by her hand or …
Updating the Gender Recognition Act
A government review of transgender rights and subsequent proposals to amend legislation has generated debates about transgender people’s rights and women’s rights that raise fundamental questions about transphobia and sex, gender, and gender identity. These have implications for social workers and service users
The Origins and Development of the Virgin Mary's Book at the Annunciation
After the Crucifixion, the Annunciation may be the most frequently portrayed scene in premodern art of the West. In nearly every representation the Virgin Mary is shown with a book as she greets the angel Gabriel. No matter where the artist has situated her—on a blank background, on a throne, in a bedroom, in a living room, in a chapel, in a church, on a portico—Mary's book is nearby. It rests in her lap or on a lectern, held open by her hand or …
The Origins and Development of the Virgin Mary's Book at the Annunciation
After the Crucifixion, the Annunciation may be the most frequently portrayed scene in premodern art of the West. In nearly every representation the Virgin Mary is shown with a book as she greets the angel Gabriel. No matter where the artist has situated her—on a blank background, on a throne, in a bedroom, in a living room, in a chapel, in a church, on a portico—Mary's book is nearby. It rests in her lap or on a lectern, held open by her hand or …
Updating the Gender Recognition Act
A government review of transgender rights and subsequent proposals to amend legislation has generated debates about transgender people’s rights and women’s rights that raise fundamental questions about transphobia and sex, gender, and gender identity. These have implications for social workers and service users
“Writing-to the moment”
Richard Methley (d. 1527/8), a Carthusian monk in the north of England, wrote a series of mystical treatises in Latin that have received minimal attention from modern scholars. For that reason it has gone unnoticed that in his diary-like work Refectorium salutis (The Refectory of Salvation) Methley employs a quite unusual narrative strategy: he writes down his visionary experiences as they are happening, giving an immediacy to his text that the B…
Women and Medieval Literary Culture
Focusing on England but covering a wide range of European and global traditions and influences, this authoritative volume examines the central role of medieval women in the production and circulation of books and considers their representation in medieval literary texts, as authors, readers and subjects, assessing how these change over time. Engaging with Latin, French, German, Welsh and Gaelic literary culture, it places British writing in wider…
Where Now with Medieval Women Authors? Feminism for the Next Fifty Years
Medieval Literature and History (4 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Altar (1 work)